7 photos that prove Willie Geist HAS been sexy at every age

Willie Geist strikes a pose on the right. At Ridgewood High in New Jersey, he was captain of the football and basketball teams; today, he's the officially sexy co-anchor of our 9 o'clock hour.

It’s official: Willie Geist is one sexy, sexy man. But we knew this long before he got included in People’s Sexiest Man Alive issue — under the category “Sexy at any age.”

Yes, the new co-host of TODAY's 9 o'clock hour is sexy even at the ripe old age of 37. Geist's list-mates include Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jason Ritter, Ian Somerhalder, Joe Manganiello and Gilles Marini.

Keep scrolling for photos of Geist looking sexy at every age, with captions written by the man himself.

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Excuse me, nurse? Is this kid mine? They all look the same.

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Sure, I was the star of my high school basketball team, but consider my teammates: two middle-aged men and a 4-year-old.

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A rare snapshot of the very last moment — some 25 years ago — that a female was impressed by my muscles. And she's my little sister.

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Because nothing says "I just spent a semester in France" like a loaf of American white bread, a T-shirt, and a beret with the tag still on it.

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Strange, I had my lunch money taken every time I wore this to school.

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Ah, the Summer Stock years. I still wear that very combination of neckerchief, short shorts, knee-highs and jazz shoes most Sunday afternoons.

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I'll never forget that first limo ride. My wife and I have taken one every day since.